Longer maternity leave – healthier mothers?
Leave policies allowing parents to take time off work after childbirth are considered an important measure to buffer the stresses associated with…
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The German Employment Performance in an International Context
If you want to use a single indicator to understand how the German labour market compares internationally, then the employment rate is a fitting…
Big Data – the beginning of a golden age for empirical labour market research? An interview with IAB researcher Frauke Kreuter
Big Data! This is the new magic word in labour market research. But what is this really about? What is the use of it? And what does it mean for data…
EU project analyses international labor migration from different perspectives
The European network “Global mobility of employees” offers IAB a unique opportunity to transnationally co-operate with partners from academia,…
Walking between the worlds – labour market economist and former Secretary of State Pedro S. Martins
Pedro S. Martins is an expert spanning boundaries between science and politics: Martins, who is now doing research at Queen Mary University of…
The impact of the digital revolution on the labour market: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
Is the digital revolution a job-destroyer or a job-creator? How will it change traditional occupational images? In an interview to the IAB-Forum…
Should the US introduce a dual vocational training system following the German example? Four questions to IAB researcher Simon Janssen
In an article in the renowned Wall Street Journal of 8 September 2016 (“Germany offers a promising jobs model”), the American labour…
Active labour market policy in Germany: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
Active labour market policy plays an important role in Germany. In an interview to the IAB-Forum magazine, IAB Director Joachim Möller discusses its…
Recent book publication: Productivity Puzzles Across Europe
The economic shock of the financial crisis rivalled that of the Great Depression following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 in terms of the decline in…
The dual apprenticeship system in Germany: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
Youth unemployment in Germany is very low by international standards. In an interview to the IAB-Forum magazine, IAB Director Joachim Möller…
Refugees and migration in Germany: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
In recent years, Germany has taken in a great number of people who abandoned their home countries fleeing from the war, political persecution and…
The German minimum wage: an interview with IAB Director Joachim Möller
After many years of debates, 2015 saw the introduction of a statutory minimum wage of € 8.50 per hour (€ 8.84 since 2017) in Germany. While opponents…